From the desk of Shawn Rhoads, Director of Residence Life:

I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I read the paper or listen to the news, it feels like an emotional beat down. Another ISIS attack. Another suicide bombing. Another international conflict. Another global threat. It just starts to wear a soul down.

But then I walk into the Residence Life Suite and see this: a bunch of kids, from all over the world (13 countries just in this photo) talking, laughing and enjoying each other. It is a reminder to me that we were created by God to be a people of peace, and that one day, war and conflict will be no more.